WhatsApp has banned more than 6.8 million accounts in the first half of 2025 as part of a sweeping crackdown on scam networks targeting users across the globe, the company announced on Tuesday. The Meta-owned messaging platform said the move was part of its ongoing proactive effort to detect and
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